| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Ametistinis eraičinas |
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| Latin plant name | Festuca amethystina L. |
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| English plant name | Large Blue Fescue |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
| ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 20 to 30 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
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| Habitus | flower with expressive habitus, for design as accent |
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| PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
| Leaf color | |
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| Blossom color | |
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| Blooming time | - 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
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| Blooming period | 1 month |
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| General ornamentality | decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 6 |
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| Group | intermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years) |
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| Bioecological group | Perennial |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: scrub division. The flower growers do not allow blooming, because plants lose decorativeness. The flower is propagated by scrub division in Spring or from August till September. Scrub should be divided with few main roots. Young plants are watered after transplantation in beds or flowerbeds. |
